Lent Day 28 - Isaiah 53 offers to each of us a better understanding of who Jesus is and was and His purpose for coming to earth as a "suffering servant" and dying for the sins of the world. Check out Isaiah 53: 53 Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should des

Lent Day 26 - "I am" #5 - I am the Resurrection and the Life "I am the Resurrection and the Life" finds us by the tomb of Lazarus as Jesus is confronted by Lazarus' sister Martha. Martha had pleaded with Jesus to return from an out of town trip to be with her then sick brother. Jesus delays his return by two days only to find Lazarus dead in the tomb for four days already upon arriving back in town. As Jesus approaches town, Martha makes a bee line to confront him with th

Lent Day 25 Miracle #5 - Walking on Water explores the fifth miracle or "sign" Jesus performs. Immediately following Miracle #4 (Feeding of the 5,000) the disciples get into a boat to cross over the Sea of Galilee. Winds begin to buffet up against their small water craft making it hard to get across the sea. Three and half miles from shore Jesus appears while walking on the water. The disciples are terrified and Jesus offers the same words to us as we battle our own storm

Eight Days of Laughter – Day 5For the next four days we will show a benefit to adding daily doses of laughter into your life.Reason #5 to Laugh... CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVELaughter allows us to look at things more optimistically!The link between laughter and a more positive outlook on life, conflict, and stress cannot be overlooked, underestimated or dismissed.Laughter stops distressing emotions. You can’t feel anxious, angry, or sad when you’re laughing. Those darn endorphins

One of the best quotes I have ever heard on prayer went like this: “I never pray for more than two to three minutes…but then again, I never go more than ten minutes without prayer.” When was the last time you gave some serious thought to the whole concept, idea and practice of prayer? Has anyone ever taught you to pray? I find it fascinating the disciples only asked Jesus to teach them one thing. They did not ask Jesus to teach them how to: Love Forgive Fish Hunt Play golf He

Did you hear about the Spirit family reunion last week? The Spirit family has done this every year for the last 40 years. This year was no different. On a warm Saturday afternoon with bright blue skies, big poofy marshmallow looking white clouds intermittently filled the sky while the family gathered at the local park in a north Florida town where old fashioned charcoal grills were doused with lighter fluid as the black Kingsford coals started the slow journey toward ashen gr